Connect with FL Families
Connect with Florida Duchenne Families on Facebook through our Connect Program. You will need to request to be added to the group first.
Accessibility & Recreation
- Shake-A-Leg Miami
South Florida’s premier adaptive watersports community serving people of all abilities.
http://www.shakealegmiami.org/ - Island Dolphin Care
An organization that provides unique, therapeutic, motivational and educational dolphin assisted therapy programs for children and adults with special needs and their families.
http://www.islanddolphincare.org/ - Impossible Dream
This is an accessible catamaran that travels down the east coast and is free. Check their website to see if they are coming to your town soon.
Impossible Dream (theimpossibledream.org) - Make a Difference Fishing Tournament, Inc.
This organization dedicated to helping children with disabilities through fishing tournaments and other programs that facilitate involvement in marine education and recreation. Every angler that attends a tournament receives FREE FISHING GEAR including: a rod and reel, tackle and bait. All anglers and guests are given free food and drinks throughout the day on the day of the event
http://www.makeadifferencefishing.com/ - Oceans of Hope Foundation
Adaptive Surfing and Kayaking
OceansOfHopeFoundation.org - Tiff’s Place
Fully accessible vacation home for those with neuromuscular disorders.
Tiff’s Place | Welcome Home (tiffsplace.org)
Education
Advocacy Agencies
- Disabilities Rights Florida
2473 Care Drive, Suite 200
Tallahassee, Florida 32308
850-488-9071
800-346-4127 TTY
800-342-0823
Website
Contact - Yellow Pages for Kids -Florida Resources
Provides extensive resources to learn about and navigate special education, including state listings of Parent Training and Information Centers.
http://www.yellowpagesforkids.com/help/fl.htm
Department of Education
- Bureau of Instructional Support and Community Services
Florida Department of Education
Bambi J. Lockman, Bureau Chief
325 W. Gaines Street, Suite 614
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
850-488-1570
850-245-0953
Website
Contact information
Early Intervention Services (Infant and toddler)
- Florida Early Steps
Early Intervention Unit
State Department of Health
4052 Bald Cypress Way, BIN A06
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1707
800-218-0001
Website
E-Mail: floridaearlysteps@flhealth.gov
Early Intervention Services (Ages 3 to 5)
- Office of Early Intervention & School Readiness
Division of Public Schools/Department of Education
250 Marriott Drive
Tallahassee, FL 32399
866-357-3239
Website
Contact
PTI (Parent Training and Information Centers)
- Family Network on Disabilities of Florida, Inc.
2735 Whitney Road
Clearwater, FL 33760-1610
727-523-1130
727-523-8687 FAX
800-825-5736
Website
Contact Information - Family Network on Disabilities
1002 Miccosukee Road
Tallahassee, FL 32308
850-980-1103
800-825-5736
850-727-0873 FAX
Website
E-mail: fnd@fndusa.org
Serving: Dade and Monroe Counties
- Parent to Parent of Miami, Inc. (CPRC)
7990 SW 117th Ave, Suite 201
Miami, FL 33183
305-271-9797
305-271-6628 FAX
800-527-9552
Website
E-Mail: info@ptopmiami.org
Health & Well-Being
- Florida Kid Care children’s health insurance program
Uninsured children under age 19 may qualify for Kid Care health care based on household size and income limits. Children who are insured may qualify for other Medicaid insurance.
Kid Care information - Medicaid
Adults over age 18 who are disabled may qualify for Medicaid based on income and assets. Florida residents who qualify for Social Security Income are automatically eligible for Medicaid.
Medicaid information - Statewide Medicaid Managed Long Term-Care Program (SMMC LTC)
This Home and Community Based Services program provides supports and services for adults over 18 who are eligible for Medicaid due to disability and meet Nursing Facility Level of Care criteria. Services include Home Accessibility Adaptation, Medical Equipment and Supplies, Personal and Attendant Care, Respite Services, and OT, PT and Respiratory Therapy.
SMMC LTC information - Medicaid for the Elderly and People with Disabilities
Introductory information about long term resources for adults with disabilities. Includes general information about health care and long-term care and supports.
Website
Aging and Disability Resource Center (For assistance with finding and applying for disability programs)
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